Unaccompanied personal effects

Military personnel can bring unaccompanied personal property into Australia duty and GST free.

This does not apply to:

Motor vehicles

Alcohol and tobacco products

Commercial goods

NOTE:

Furniture and household goods must be personally owned and used overseas for the 12 months before coming to Australia.

Status of Forces Agreements and related by-laws are in place for certain foreign countries to provide duty and tax-free concessions for unaccompanied personal effects for military personnel from those countries.